Perichoretic cHesed

Graphic Reality

Abi's Perichoretic cHesed Chart

9/29/15 Revised definition of cHesed: Purposeful favor, perpetually initiated, with deliberate affection. The distilled version of Perichoretic cHesed and what it can look like lived out. I have replaced the old "org chart" with this PDF that more closely reflects my current understanding.

Abi's Words for Life

Abi is one of seven instigators @ Missional Tribe

Purple Martyrdom

In the New Testament, a martyr was a witness to the work of God in Jesus -- the Gospel. Not all martyrs' witness resulted in their death (as current usage of the word would suggest).

So, just what is the Purple Martyrdom? It is daily embracing the brokenness in our lives as a means to bear witness to the faithfulness of God's love and care -- his cHesed -- in the midst of our circumstances. Follow this link to learn more.

Friday, July 20, 2012

It has been a particularly worthwhile endeavor to break down the beauty and complexity of the Hebrew concept of faithful covenant keeping into 140 character thoughts. If you want to follow, you can find me at @abisomeone and follow the conversation at #cHesed. I have another few weeks of material, I think.

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...and in other news: this wee purple abbess will be next week's blogger at Ed's Women In Ministry series. If you haven't been following, start with today's post....

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Be blessed, friends ... and enjoy browsing older posts while I get my first bunch of Tweets ready to share in a future post.